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• Andreás Salomé, Lou    b. February 12, 1861  d. February 5, 1937
  Russian-German Writer and Psychoanalyst. She was born in St. Petersburg and died in Göttingen (Germany). She was a contemporary of Freud, Nietzsche (from whom she rejected a marriage request), and Rilke. She wrote several books about Psychoanalysis and kept up a long correpondence with Sigmund Freud. She was cremated and her ashes were buried in her husband's grave. Several days after her death, the Gestapo confiscated her books and papers. Among her works are "Im Kampf Um Gott," "Die Erotik," "...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
  Cause of death: Uremia
  Gottingen Stadtfriedhof, Gottingen, Göttingen, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
   
• Breuer, Siegfried    b. June 24, 1906  d. February 1, 1954
  Austrian Actor and Film Director. He appeared in more than 50 film during his career, usually playing a villain. His most famous film appearance is probably his role in the 1949 film The Third Man. He also performed in the theater. (Bio by: Rudi Polt)
  Friedhof Göttingen, Gottingen, Göttingen, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
   
• Burger (Bürger), Gottfried August    b. December 31, 1747  d. June 8, 1794
  Author. He was born in Germany. He is best know for his translation of the book "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen,", that some sources think also he was its author. But he is remembered as poet for his works "Lenore," "Das Lied vom braven Manne," "Die Kuh," "Der Kaiser und der Abt" and "Der wilde Jäger." (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
  BartholomäusFriedhof, Gottingen, Göttingen, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
   
• Gauss, Karl Friedrich    b. April 30, 1777  d. February 23, 1855
  Mathematician, Physical Scientist. He is regarded as one of history's most influential mathematicians and made significant contributions to many fields of study, including number theory, algebra, statistics, analysis, electrostatics, geophysics, astronomy, and optics. He was born to poor working-class parents and at a very early age he began to show his ingenuity skills in mathematics. His abilities soon caught the attention of the Karl William Ferdinand, the Duke of Braunschweig (or Brunswick)...[Read More] (Bio by: William Bjornstad)
  Albanifriedhof (Cheltenham-Park), Gottingen, Göttingen, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
   

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